Driving force control apparatus for moving vehicle by desired distance
First Claim
1. A driving force control apparatus for moving a vehicle by a small desired distance to park the vehicle, the vehicle being equipped with a throttle actuator, said driving force control apparatus comprising:
- an input means for inputting a command to enter an automatic mode of the vehicle from a non-automatic driver-operated mode so as to move the small desired distance, wherein the move command provides for entering of the automatic mode when the move command is inputted after the vehicle has reached a fully stopped state in the non-automatic mode;
a throttle control means for inputting a throttle opening degree to the throttle actuator;
an actual moved distance detecting means for detecting an actual moved distance of the vehicle;
an obstacle detecting means for detecting a distance between the vehicle and an obstacle existing near the vehicle;
a comparing means for comparing the detection signal of said obstacle detecting means and the small desired distance;
a move distance changing means for lessening the small desired distance by a preset amount when said comparing means decides that the obstacle is within the small desired distance; and
a braking force generating means for stopping the vehicle when the actual moved distance becomes equal to the small desired distance for a first case where no obstacle is determined to be within the small desired distance, and for stopping the vehicle when the actual moved distance becomes equal to the small desired distance lessened by the preset amount for a second case where an obstacle is determined to be within the small desired distance.
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Abstract
A driving force control apparatus for moving a vehicle by a desired distance includes an input section for input a desired move distance, a throttle controller section for setting a throttle actuator of the vehicle at an opening degree, an actual moved distance detecting section for detecting an actual moved distance of the vehicle, and a braking section for stopping the vehicle by braking when the vehicle moved the desired distance. Therefore, a slight movement of the vehicle is simplified and therefore the load to a vehicle driver is decreased.
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16 Claims
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1. A driving force control apparatus for moving a vehicle by a small desired distance to park the vehicle, the vehicle being equipped with a throttle actuator, said driving force control apparatus comprising:
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an input means for inputting a command to enter an automatic mode of the vehicle from a non-automatic driver-operated mode so as to move the small desired distance, wherein the move command provides for entering of the automatic mode when the move command is inputted after the vehicle has reached a fully stopped state in the non-automatic mode; a throttle control means for inputting a throttle opening degree to the throttle actuator; an actual moved distance detecting means for detecting an actual moved distance of the vehicle; an obstacle detecting means for detecting a distance between the vehicle and an obstacle existing near the vehicle; a comparing means for comparing the detection signal of said obstacle detecting means and the small desired distance; a move distance changing means for lessening the small desired distance by a preset amount when said comparing means decides that the obstacle is within the small desired distance; and a braking force generating means for stopping the vehicle when the actual moved distance becomes equal to the small desired distance for a first case where no obstacle is determined to be within the small desired distance, and for stopping the vehicle when the actual moved distance becomes equal to the small desired distance lessened by the preset amount for a second case where an obstacle is determined to be within the small desired distance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A driving force control apparatus for moving a vehicle by a small desired distance to park the vehicle, the vehicle being equipped with a throttle actuator, said driving force control apparatus comprising:
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a command inputting means through which a driver within the vehicle inputs a move command for moving the vehicle, the move command providing for the moving of the vehicle when the move command is inputted to enable an automatic mode after the vehicle has reached a fully stopped state during a non-automatic mode in which the driver is physically driving the vehicle; a move distance changing means for setting a target move distance equal to the small desired distance when the move command is inputted through said command inputting means; a throttle control means for inputting a throttle opening degree value to the throttle actuator; an actual moved distance detecting means for detecting an actual moved distance of the vehicle; an obstacle detecting means for detecting a distance between the vehicle and an obstacle existing near the vehicle; a comparing means for comparing the detection signal of said obstacle detecting means and the target move distance; a move distance changing means for lessening the target move distance by a preset amount when said comparing means decides that the obstacle is within the small desired distance; and a braking force generating means for stopping the vehicle when the actual moved distance becomes equal to the small desired distance for a first case where no obstacle is determined to be within the target move distance, and for stopping the vehicle when the actual moved distance becomes equal to the target move distance lessened by the preset amount for a second case where an obstacle is determined to be within the target move distance. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. An apparatus for moving an automotive vehicle to a small desired distance position to park the vehicle, said apparatus installed to the vehicle, with the vehicle including an internal combustion engine and a braking system, said apparatus comprising:
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a move distance command button by which a driver in the vehicle commands the execution of the vehicle moving operation, the move distance command button providing for execution of the vehicle moving operation when the move distance command button is operated during a non-automatic mode of the vehicle while the vehicle is in a fully stopped state, the move distance command causing the vehicle to enter an automatic mode of the vehicle for moving the vehicle by a target move distance; a vehicle condition detecting means for detecting a vehicle condition, said vehicle condition detecting means outputting a signal when the vehicle satisfies a predetermined condition; a throttle actuator for controlling the engine output of the vehicle; a braking actuator for stopping the vehicle; a controller configured to start control of said throttle actuator and said brake actuator while monitoring an actual moved distance of the vehicle when said controller receives the signal from said vehicle condition detecting means; a circumference sensor which measures an obstacle distance between the vehicle and an obstacle located near the vehicle. said controller changing the target move distance to the obstacle distance when the obstacle distance is smaller than the target move distance, said controller configured to continue the control of said throttle actuator and said brake actuator until the vehicle moves the target move distance, and then stopping the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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